Richard D. Snyder v. State of Nebraska

Petitioner, Richard D. Snyder, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner is presently serving a twelve year sentence in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, imposed in 1965 upon a guilty plea to a charge of rape.

On appeal, petitioner raises two issues:

1) Was petitioner’s plea of guilty made knowingly and with a full understanding of the consequences of such plea ?

2) Did the district court err in denying petitioner’s request for a copy of the transcript of the proceedings in state court ?

We affirm the district court on both issues.

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